Staying in the Zone: The cognitive components associated with offshore Drillers' Situation Awareness

Ruby C. Roberts; Rhona Flin; Jennifer Cleland

doi:10.1177/1541931214581056

Staying in the Zone: The cognitive components associated with offshore Drillers' Situation Awareness

Ruby C. Roberts, Rhona Flin, Jennifer Cleland

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Abstract

Situation Awareness (SA) issues are often identified as contributing factors to drilling incidents, most recently in the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Two studies aimed to identify the cognitive components required for offshore drillers to develop and maintain SA whilst controlling subsea hydrocarbon wells. In study one, critical incident interviews were conducted with 18 experienced drilling personnel. Transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis, producing a framework of cognitive processes that enable drillers to build up an understanding of what is happening in the well bore and surrounding environment, predicting how the situation may develop. In the second study, analysis of 24 hours of observations (in-vivo and video) from a high fidelity well control simulator suggest behaviors such as monitoring and crew sharing information contribute to the drillers' SA. The findings highlight the importance of SA for safe and effective performance in drilling and are being used to develop a cognitive task analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 58th Annual Meeting
Subtitle of host publication	2014
Publisher	Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
Pages	270-274
Number of pages	5
Volume	58
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780945289456
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931214581056
Publication status	Published - 17 Oct 2014
Event	58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014 - Chicago, United States Duration: 27 Oct 2014 → 31 Oct 2014

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Conference	58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	27/10/14 → 31/10/14

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This article is based on a doctoral research project which is sponsored by an international drilling rig operator. The views presented are those of the authors
and should not be taken to represent the position or policy of the sponsor.

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Staying in the Zone: The cognitive components associated with offshore Drillers' Situation Awareness. / Roberts, Ruby C.; Flin, Rhona; Cleland, Jennifer.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 58th Annual Meeting : 2014. Vol. 58 1. ed. Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc., 2014. p. 270-274.

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Roberts, RC, Flin, R & Cleland, J 2014, Staying in the Zone: The cognitive components associated with offshore Drillers' Situation Awareness. in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 58th Annual Meeting : 2014. 1 edn, vol. 58, Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc., pp. 270-274, 58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014, Chicago, United States, 27/10/14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931214581056

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